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Pop goes the QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... practically shot itself in the foot. Recall that in the past two years, the Fed didn't act until Wall Street was near bear market - 20% down from peak - terrain. Uncle Ben announced the reinvestment of proceeds of the Fed's portfolio into long-term US ...

"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... becomes necessary" time for our friend Ben to provide some stimulation. Big Benny didn't act until Wall Street was near bear market territory - 20% down - over the last two years. He announced the reinvestment of proceeds of the Fed's portfolio into ...

Instos embrace low volatility equity portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
Low-volatility equity portfolios may be the answer to some institutional investor prayers, according to AllianceBernstein's head of quantitative research, with strength in downside protection balanced with trending upward markets. Kent Hargis, AllianceBernstein's ...

ESG adds value but in moderation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Integrating ESG principles into portfolio management can boost returns and control risk provided it's done intelligently and is not taken to excess, finds new research from Plato Investment Management. But not getting the balance right detracts from ...

Bear killer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
It was so predictably predictable. What is? The Greek-IMF-EU-ECB and Germany tragedy currently showing at your nearest screens. Greece will meet its budget target, until it doesn't. The country's Finance Ministry revealed that Greece will not, will ...

Bear markets provide investment opportunites

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
There are opportunities in the potentially emerging bear market which present opportunities for investors despite the challenging conditions, according to a boutique fund manager. David Hobart, managing director, Blue Sky Apeiron spoke this week in ...

Market woes cause adviser headache

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... falling more than 13% in the past four months, breaking a key support level at 4450 and leaving dealers worried a nasty bear market has begun. The key index has dropped by 8.7% this calendar year, yesterday declining by a further 100.8 points or 2.3% ...

No-bull bull market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... least 1.4 percent." What do these tell us, Sisyphus? These confirm that equities are in a bull market and a not a bear market rally as the prophets of doom would have you believe. Market history observers note that during bull markets investors consider ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... outside the rebel-held town of Ras Lanuf. On Wall Street, it was a weak start to the second-year anniversary of the bear market lows struck on March 9, 2009, when the Dow finished at its lowest level since 1997, at 6,547.05 points. Since then the blue-chip ...

Going nowhere fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... several months now. There's the good, the bad and the rumours. In essence, all confirm a bull market, all confirm a bear market and all confirm a consolidation. The good: US industrial production increased by 1.2 per cent in May - more than expectations ...